Staff Nurse - Northgate Family Medicine Clinic (60% -100%)

Sign-on incentive: Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a 60% - 100% Staff Nurse to work at the Northgate Family Medicine Clinic.  

Position Summary:

• Assess patients' nursing care needs, evaluate effectiveness of care provided, and integrate nursing theory and research into clinical practice.  Provide leadership to members of the nursing team in order to maintain patient care standards.

Duties To Include:

• Incorporates scientific, behavioral and humanistic principles for application to clinical practice. 
• Utilizes, adheres and supports departmental standards and practice guidelines.
• Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness.  
• Collaboratively coordinates the continuum of care across settings. 
• Develops patient care plan based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes. 
• Implements patient care plan according to patient priorities, which includes interventions identified through nursing diagnoses.  Documents/reports interventions and patient/family response. 
• Collaborates and integrates contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plan. 
• Implements nursing interventions according to department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.  Follows universal precautions. 
• Percent of Time: 60%  - 100% (24 hours per week - 40 hours per week)
• Schedule: Monday - Friday. 8-hour shifts from 8:30am-5:30pm Monday – Friday, or consideration of 10-hour shifts from 7:30am-6pm. No weekends, holidays or call.
• Salary: $61,183 minimum at 100% effort to commensurate. Salary will be based on years of experience and percent effort
• Location: Northgate Dr. Iowa City, IA
• Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

Education

• An Associate’s Degree, a Diploma in Nursing, a Baccalaureate Degree, Professional Masters of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader or a Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) is required. 
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa.   

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
• General computer skills are required.

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Masters Degree in Nursing is highly desired.
• If Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is not yet obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.
• Minimum of 1 year inpatient nursing experience.

• .Ambulatory Nursing Experience.

• Nursing Certification.

Application Process: In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. For questions, contact Nicole Olmstead at nicole-olmstead@uiowa.edu.

This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.